Birders, one and all,

This could be one of those hot-button issues and I'm in such a good mood today that I'll play devil's advocate and ask, why does anyone have to consider taking speakers, "pocket sized" or otherwise, into the field to enjoy birding? What's really the point?

The most economical route would be to leave the electronics, and especially the speakers, in the car or at home. Invest in a camera and take home a few nice photos and allow nature to provide the sounds.

**I've removed the original poster's name because this is really a bigger issue for everyone to ponder and not take too personally. Perhaps it's a simple matter of different strokes, etc.

Thanks for your time and happy birding,
Joe Meche
Bellingham






Subject: [Tweeters] iPods


I am finally thinking of moving on from playing bird calls on my car stereo with the doors wide open, and getting an iPod with a pocket sized speaker.

I don't want to spend a lot of money on this and certainly don't need 160GB capacity.At the same time I am a bit suspicious of used electronic devices on Ebay, etc.

Does anyone have advice on the most economical way to do this - or even a reliable old iPod for sale?!

Also, can someone tell me how to copy half a track - e.g from the Stokes CDs which often have two species per track?

Thanks in advance